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“Poetry is a work of a lifetime”
Having dedicated his whole life to poetry, Al Mahmud is now in the twilight of his life. On the occasion of his eightieth birth anniversary, Al Mahmud (AM) talks to Emran Mahfuz of The Daily Star (TDS).
10 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Many return without tickets on second day
The second day of advance sales at Kamalapur Railway Station disappointed many people, with tickets running out before the last
10 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Waterlogging damages Zahir Raihan Road
Frequent waterlogging has left a portion of Zahir Raihan Road stretching from Chankharpul Intersection to Bakshibazar Intersection in
10 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Appeal for help
Rashida Begum, mother of Sohel Sunny, Parbatipur upazila correspondent of the Daily Amader Orthoneeti, has been suffering from lung
10 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Amjad's death condoled
Bangladesh Agro-Processors' Association has expressed deep shock at the death of Maj Gen (retd) Amjad Khan Chowdhury, chief
10 July 2015, 18:00 PM
BSF picks up two Bangladeshis
Two Bangladeshi cattle traders were picked up by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) from near the Jagannathpur border in Chuadanga early
10 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Int'l help for flood forecast sought
Bangladesh yesterday sought international assistance in sharing the latest data and technology for reliable forecast and early warning of
10 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Modi, Sharif agree to work closely
The prime ministers of nuclear-armed rivals Pakistan and India agreed at a rare meeting yesterday to cooperate on eliminating
10 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Torrential rain paralyses Chittagong
Torrential rain across the country yesterday crippled city life, submerging streets and causing daylong gridlocks in Chittagong and Dhaka.
9 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Abducted businessman's wife seeks PM's help
The wife of a businessman, who was allegedly abducted a week ago in the capital's Uttara, sought the prime minister's intervention from a press briefing yesterday.
9 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Taps run dry in Kazipara of Dhaka for 2 months
Over 1,000 families living in North and East Kazipara in the capital have been facing a severe water crisis for about two months.
9 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Our Correspondent, MymensinghAppeal for help
Both the kidneys of Md Ali Hossain, 17, who passed the SSC examinations this year, have been damaged.
9 July 2015, 18:00 PM
CU authority asks risky hill dwellers to evacuate
The authorities of Chittagong University yesterday urged the people living in the risky hill slopes of the campus to shift to safer places.
9 July 2015, 18:00 PM
DUJA gets new executives
ARM Asifur Rahman of Prothom Alo and Lalon Mahmud of The Daily Sun have been elected president and general secretary of Dhaka University Journalists'
8 July 2015, 20:42 PM
Couldn't traffic be managed better?
Hours of traffic diversion and a few closed streets around Gono Bhaban create a traffic mess, causing thousands of city dwellers to miss iftar at home.
8 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Rainfall leaves Chittagong city roads battered
Continual shower since late June has left major thoroughfares in Chittagong city in a dilapidated state with numerous potholes and craters which are
8 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Qamrul slams media for 'false stories'
Pictures of wheat infested with insects published in some newspapers are not of wheat imported from Brazil, Food Minister Qamrul Islam
7 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Many from 2nd merit list protest being still in dark
Some college aspirants and their guardians demonstrated before Viqarunnisa Noon School and College yesterday, protesting the
7 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Plainclothes to be on highways for prevention during Eid
A large number of plainclothes police officers will be deployed at highways around the capital this Eid to prevent extortion by a section
7 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Rajshahi city also sees traffic jam now
Rajshahi district has also started witnessing traffic jam in this Eid season which is a rare scenario for the region but a very usual one for
7 July 2015, 18:00 PM